Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The cabbages are chasing the rabbits The cabbages are chasing the rabbits Arnold Adoff A rythmic cycle of poems about a special day in May, when the hunter becomes the hunted. OL15002446W
Chocolate dreams Chocolate dreams Arnold Adoff Original poems on a favorite subject by a chocolate lover. OL15002448W
Daring Dog and Captain Cat Daring Dog and Captain Cat Arnold Adoff Although they are normal and obedient pets during the day, at night Irving Dog and Ermine Cat rise and shake and roam as Daring Dog and Captain Cat, twirling capes and flashing swords and chasing cro… OL15002451W
Friend dog Friend dog Arnold Adoff A girl relates how she got her dog and the activities they share. OL15002453W
Love letters Love letters Arnold Adoff A collection of twenty poems written by kids and klutzes, secret admirers and detractors, friends, enemies, and skeptics to the objects of their affection--or aversion. OL15002457W
Sports pages Sports pages Arnold Adoff Poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports. OL15002461W
Today we are brother and sister Today we are brother and sister Arnold Adoff Poems focusing on a day in the life of a brother and sister, spent at the beach, sometimes argumentatively, mostly compatibly. OL15002463W
The basket counts The basket counts Arnold Adoff Illustrations and poetic text describe the movement and feel of the game of basketball. OL15968307W
My Black Me My Black Me Arnold Adoff A compilation of poems reflecting thoughts on being black by such authors as Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, Nikki Giovanni, and Imamu Amiri Baraka. OL16026448W
Celebrations Celebrations Arnold Adoff Two hundred and forty poems by eighty-five black American poets of the twentieth century provide ample representation of locality, voice, age, and style OL16027908W
Black Out Loud Black Out Loud Arnold Adoff Includes the works of many promising young Black poets as well as those of such writers as Langston Hughes and Le Roi Jones OL16459088W
Malcolm X Malcolm X Arnold Adoff Relates briefly the rise of a convict through self-education and love of his black brothers to become a leader of the black people of the United States. OL28763334W
Birds Birds Arnold Adoff A collection of poems written from the points of view of various birds. OL49844W
Roots and blues Roots and blues Arnold Adoff Lyrical text explores how the blues have been part of everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest per… OL49846W
Eats Eats Arnold Adoff Reflections on the poet's love of food and eating. OL49852W